Toyota is growing its footprint in Texas with a new, 500,000-square-foot facility that will be dedicated to drivetrain parts production, according to a Friday press release.
The $531 million investment will create more than 400 jobs in San Antonio, where the automaker’s existing 2,600 employees manufacture the Tundra truck and all-hybrid Sequoia SUV. The nearly 20-year-old plant assembled over 181,000 vehicles last year.
“Our team members are ready for this new opportunity to grow our plant’s capabilities and workforce,” said Susann Kazunas, Toyota Texas president, in the press release. “They are highly capable, innovative and have a steadfast commitment to our products.”
Toyota said the investment also reinforces the plant’s flexibility with advanced manufacturing technologies as it expands its North American operations. The the company’s total investment in the plant has grown to more than $4.7 billion, the release said.
The automaker has announced a string of U.S. manufacturing expansions this year, including a $282 million investment that will add new production lines for drivetrain products in Huntsville, Alabama, announced earlier this month. As the company's largest engine producer, Toyota Alabama supplies engines for seven Toyota vehicle plants across North America.
Toyota is also investing $1.4 billion in its manufacturing plant in Princeton, Indiana, and $1.3 billion in Toyota Kentucky for the production of all-new, battery electric SUVs.
